Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [RFC][Patch 1/6] integrity: new hooks | From | Mimi Zohar <> | Date | Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:57:24 -0500 |
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On Thu, 2007-03-08 at 15:38 -0500, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote: > On Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:46:47 CST, "Serge E. Hallyn" said: > > I think it should be done as both. The part which measures the > > integrity of files should be an integrity subsystem. The part which > > uses those results to either allow/refuse actions or take some other > > action (i.e. shut down the system) should be an lsm. > > That would be good - the allow/deny parts, being security, can use the > existing LSM hooks, and the integrity part can use the LIM hooks. > > Umm... wait a minute - *what* Linux Integrity Module hooks? :)
Hm, integrity-service-api-and-dummy-provider.patch contains: integrity_verify_metadata, integrity_verify_data, and integrity_measure, which could be referred to as either LIM hooks or as the API. This patch set adds 8 new LIM hooks.
Mimi Zohar
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